Where does “subtropically” come from?
subtropically (English) comes from English sub, from English substitute, from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, from Latin substituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō.
subtropically (English): In a subtropical way
Definitions
- In a subtropical way
Ancestry of “subtropically”, step by step
subtropically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 2 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 3 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 4 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 5 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 6 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 7 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 8 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via English tropically
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tropically | In a tropical manner; of the tropics; In a... |
| 2 | English | tropical | Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial... |
| 3 | English | tropic | Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′... |
| 4 | French | tropique | tropic |
| 5 | Late Latin | tropicus | of or pertaining to the solstice, as a noun, one... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τροπικός | of or pertaining to a turn or change; of or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |